Tokyo: My obsession with China led me to become the king of Japanese entertainment.

"Are you out of your mind?"

Jun Sakurada stared at Hideaki Takizawa in disbelief, trying to find evidence that he had gone mad.

He's Jun Sakurada, a complete newbie who just joined the company, hasn't attended a single class, hasn't worked as a backup dancer, and hasn't built up any popularity. You're asking me to debut?

"Who said you were going to debut directly?" Hideaki Takizawa's face darkened.

"We've already said we're reformists, can we please stop judging things based on old ways of thinking?"

After hurling a few curses, he straightened up slightly and said, "Let's get down to business."

From Hideaki Takizawa's explanation, Jun Sakurada finally understood what he wanted to do.

Simply put, take Jun Sakurada as an example.

Hideaki Takizawa had been eyeing streaming channels for a long time, but he also knew very well how difficult it would be to persuade those old-fashioned people with vested interests to upload Johnny's idols' songs to streaming platforms.

His original plan was to collaborate with Keiko Fujishima, having her team, Arashi, set an example to show the other older employees how it would work.

If the revenue from streaming is substantial enough, then it will be much easier to further promote the streaming and digitization of other formats and even Jr.

But now, thanks to Jun Sakurada's instigation, the fragile balance between the two factions has been completely shattered.

This collaboration is clearly not going to happen.

Therefore, Hideaki Takizawa had to find a solution on his own, and coincidentally, Jun Sakurada, the kid whose contract was full of "pilot projects" and "reforms," ​​became someone he could use.

"In my opinion, your song 'Dinner Song' has the potential to become a huge hit, and your unique voice also has the potential to make you an overnight sensation."

Hideaki Takizawa explained, "It's unrealistic to ask you to release a digital single directly. The agency wouldn't agree, and it's not guaranteed to be a big hit without any promotion."

"My idea is that you record the song on your own first, then make a music video. Don't make it fancy. You can just sit and play the guitar the whole time. Then upload it to platforms like YouTube and TikTok."

"If you can become a big hit by leveraging the reach of these platforms, then it would be natural for you to release a few digital singles before your official debut."

"Anyway, the agency and fans both have the same definition of debut: a physical record. You've taken advantage of a loophole."

Huh? Seriously, Takizawa, when did your brain become so sharp? You even managed to come up with this kind of loophole-exploiting trick?

Sakurada Jun stared at Takizawa in surprise, feeling as if his perception of him had been completely refreshed.

Indeed, heroes are as numerous as carp crossing a river.

"So, if you want to take that role in the movie, you'll have to prepare for three major events in the short term: recording a song, auditioning, and a trip to China. Can you handle that pressure?"

Hideaki Takizawa's concern at this time was absolutely genuine.

Although he knew that Sakurada Jun was a prodigy, he didn't want to waste the UR card he had finally managed to draw before he could even train it.

Jun Sakurada couldn't help but grit his teeth.

Sometimes, having too many resources and opportunities can indeed be a problem.

These three different opportunities represent three different paths, but Jun Sakurada himself wants them all.

Driven by greed, the enhanced brain operates at high speed, planning the timing as precisely as possible, and finally, gritting its teeth, shouts: "Catch!"

"I don't plan to take on any backup dancing work as a Jr. in the short term, so I've stopped my regular dance classes. I'm going to find some old acquaintances to give me some intensive vocal lessons these few days."

"Anyway, I'm only fifteen years old. As long as I have the talent, it doesn't matter if my singing is a little rough."

Hearing Jun Sakurada's analysis, Hideaki Takizawa felt like smacking him on the head again.

So what if you're talented? Just because you're talented doesn't mean you can do anything about it.

But upon closer reflection, he had to admit that this kid really did have the right to cause trouble.

After all, the version he sang impromptu that night was already amazing enough.

"But are you sure you want to prepare for three major events in the next two or three months? Can you handle the workload?"

"I may not know anything else, but I'll push myself to the limit!" Sakurada Jun, who had survived countless battles in his previous life, was full of energy.

As long as the returns are visible to the naked eye, the Chinese will never refuse to go all out. They have never experienced the lost twenty, no, thirty... no, forty years.

If I calculate the time, as long as there are no major problems while learning vocal music, I should be able to schedule it.

As for his vocal training, Jun Sakurada plans to leverage his connections.

If a monkey were willing to help at this time, everything would make much more sense.

"Since you put it that way... then I'll make the arrangements for you." Seeing Sakurada Jun's enthusiastic demeanor, Takizawa Hideaki, not wanting to persuade him any further, had no choice but to let him go.

Being busy is good...

"Oh, right, there's one more thing." Just as he was about to send them away, Takizawa Hideaki suddenly remembered something and called out to Sakurada Jun, who was about to leave.

"V6's current plan is to arrange the Huaxia concert immediately after the first phase of the event."

"A concert? That's great, make the arrangements." Sakurada Jun nodded, puzzled. "What's wrong?"

"It's just a matter of the specific venue... I need your advice."

Hideaki Takizawa thought for a moment and then explained.

"So far, Johnny's has held three concerts in mainland China. One of them was held by SMAP during their peak in 2011 at the Workers' Stadium in Beijing, with a capacity of about 50,000 people."

"The other two shows were organized by Arashi, held at the Shanghai Grand Stage in 2008, with about 10,000 people attending each show."

"If Nagano-senpai's event goes smoothly, he should be able to gain a considerable amount of popularity in China. However, concerts are high-end events, and it would be risky to open a large venue without proper planning."

"So our team's current advice is to first consider the Mercedes-Benz Arena in Shanghai, which is arguably the biggest stage J-pop can perform on in recent years."

"If the event is very successful, we can consider upgrading it to Hongkou Football Stadium."

Hideaki Takizawa's words were abruptly cut short when Jun Sakurada interrupted him with a look of disdain:

"Hongkou? And Mercedes-Benz?" Jun Sakurada was so angry at Hideaki Takizawa that he almost laughed out loud and couldn't help but swear.

"Believe it or not, if you dare to officially announce that you're driving the Mercedes today, your official account will be flooded with messages from Chinese fans tomorrow."

"With the Mercedes-Benz Arena's capacity of around 10,000 people, who can it possibly hold? How do you even get tickets? Do you know how many scalpers there are in China?"

"What exactly stole your confidence, making you think that Nagano-senpai and the others have fallen so low that they can only hang around at the Mercedes-Benz Arena?"

Seeing Sakurada Jun's undisguised contempt and disdain, Takizawa Hideaki opened his mouth, but couldn't utter a single word.

At this moment, only one voice echoed in his mind:

So Mercedes-Benz Stadium is some kind of embarrassing venue?